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John Green Paper Towns Essay

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I strongly recommend that you read the book Paper Towns by John Green. I enjoyed this book even more than the book I read with my book club. The book has an interesting plot line, and the author weaves in multiple sub-conflicts throughout the story. As I read the book I notice the author’s wide vocabulary. Some examples of words used in the book are “Condescending” “Empathy” “Evanescent” and “Tenacious”. The use of these words makes my reading experience more enjoyable. The author wasted no time with meaningless dialogue, making everything said by the characters important. Below is a list of some quotes from the book that have a deep meaning and/or are just a good quote. “The town was paper, but the memories were not.” “If you don't imagine,

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